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Letters .Patent No. 67,672, dated August 13, 1867.

REGEPTAGLE FOR HARNESS.

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TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:

Bc it known that I, HENRY E. POND, of'Franklin, in the county-of Norfolk, and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Receptacle for Harnesses; and do hereby declare the following `to be` a. full, clear` and exact description of the same, referenceV being had to the accompanying drawings, makingpart of this specification, in -which-- Figure 1is a front elevation,

Figure 2 a side elevation, and

Figure 3 a vertical and longitudinal section. of my invention.

The object of this invention is to provide a. ready means of enclosing and preserving an animzrl's harness where it is not convenient or practicable to construct or maintain a room especially for the purpose, as well as to protect such harness from the effects of air and dust, and keep it in a moist state, or one Ahighly favorable to the preservation as well as appearance of it,

The invention consists of a rectanghlar frame with metallic corners, and with v. Wooden back, such frame being covered with cloth, having a paint or composition applied to its outer surface, and with the interior body of Such cloth saturated with a. non-.drying oil or compound, a door being applied to front of the fra-me, and being also covered with cloth prepared as above. l

In the drawings above referred to A A denote two frames, rectangulaiin shape, andv made of wood, and united'at their four corners by strips, B B, of metal, thus forming an upright box or closet. The front frame A is rebated for reception of the door C, which is also composed ot' a rectangular frame, c, and is hinged to t e frame A in thel usual manner. Both the frame A A and door Care covered with. cloth, or an equivalentV material, such cloth' having a water-proof or other composition or coating applied to its outer surface, and with iis interior surface or body saturated with oil, as before described. The back Dis composed in the present instance of wood, and has an extension at top, in which an eye, d, is formed for hanging the closet in any convenient position. The interior, surface of the` back is alsol provided with hooks,e ce, &c., for the reception of the various portions ef the harness.

A wardrobe constructed as. above described is portable, and can be transported or moved about with ease.

The harness contained in itis kept in a moist state, and free from dust and dirt, greatly enhancing its wearing qualities as well as to preserve it and improve its appearance. The'oil with which the clot-h is saturated contributes greatly to this eicct. The frames A A may be made of metal or wire if preferable to wood.

I claim, as a new article of manufacture, e. receptacle for harness and other like articles, in which a wooden or other suitable skeleton-frame, A, is combined with a. water-prcof covering, the body of which is saturated with a non-drying oil or compound, as herein set forth.

HENRY E. POND. [L s] Witnesses:

FREDERICK CURTIS, C. W. BALDWIN. 

